Of course, all the talk was of Harry Kane's goalscoring feats afterwards but beyond that, the players spoke of a determination to start well against the Saints and to maintain a momentum over the festive period that has seen us chalk up four wins in five matches leading up to 2018.
Harry scored twice, Dele and Heung-Min Son once each as we charged into a 4-0 lead inside 52 minutes on Boxing Day.
Southampton responded either side of Harry completing his eighth hat-trick of the year with a sublime finish.
That took Harry to a record Premier League mark in a calendar year of 39 goals and took him beyond Lionel Messi in terms of goals scored for club and country from players in Europe's top leagues - Harry's 56 to Messi's 54.